Public Citizenship Ceremony To Welcome Fifteen New Citizens of New Zealand

Mayor Alex Familton will welcome fifteen Waitaki residents to New Zealand when they are sworn in as New Zealand citizens at a public ceremony in the Waitaki District Council Chamber at 3.30pm on Thursday 28 July 2011.

Citizenship certificates will be presented to fifteen residents. Each of the new citizens will take the Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance, declaring that they will honour the Queen, obey the laws of New Zealand and be a good citizen.

Those to receive New Zealand citizenship are:

Mrs Hazel Gibbs
Mr John William Gibbs
Mr William John Gibbs
Miss Rosemary Alice Gibbs
Master Charles Albert Gibbs
Mr Lemisio Masoe
Mr Butch Pretorius
Ms Selene Ranee Theisen
Mr Nicolas Juan Erdody Peto
Mrs Maria Noel Buldain Casola
Mr Matias Erdody Buldain
Miss Leticia Erdody Buldain
Mr Esteban Nicolas Erdody Buldain
Mr Jibi Jose Kunnethedam
Mrs Mavis Mathilda Rabbets

The citizenship ceremony is an opportunity for the new citizens to publicly declare their allegiance to New Zealand and for the local community to welcome them on behalf of all New Zealanders.